<p class="title">High-flying Karnataka were dealt a severe blow when in-form off-spinner K Gowtham was ruled out of the Ranji Trophy game against Uttar Pradesh in Hubballi from Dec 17-20 after being a diagnosed with a hairline fracture on his right foot toe.</p>.<p class="title">"The doctors have advised me two weeks rest," a disappointed Gowtham told DH. "Just when I was bowling great such a thing has occurred. But these things happen and it's not in our control. Will have to fight it out. I'm looking forward to recovering quickly and joining the team."</p>.<p class="title">With doctors advising two weeks rest, there's a strong possibility of Gowtham missing Karnataka's third Ranji Trophy game in Mysuru (Dec 25-28) against Himachal. An x-ray will be taken after 10 days which will determine his availability. </p>.<p class="title">Gowtham's absence is a big blow for Karnataka. The off-spinner helped Karnataka retain the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with a brilliant final over against Tamil Nadu. The tall offie then dished out a sensational all-round performance as Karnataka defeated Tamil in a last-over thriller in their Ranji Trophy lung-opener in Dindugal. Gowtham scored a counter-attacking 51 in Karnataka's first innings and then proceeded to bag 6/110 and 8/60 to single-handedly destroy Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p class="title">Meanwhile, seasoned pacer Abhimanyu Mithun returned to the squad after successfully recovering from a back spasm. Rohan Kadam replaces Mayank Agarwal, out on India duties, while all-rounder Pravin Dubey has been picked in place of Pavan Deshpande. </p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Squad:</strong></span> Karun Nair (captain), Rohan Kadam, Devdutt Padikkal, D Nischal, R Samarth, Abhishek Reddy, Pravin Dubey, Shreyas Gopal (vice-captain), J Suchith, BR Sharath (wk), Sharath Srinivas (wk), Ronit More, David Mathias, V Koushik, Abhimanyu Mithun.</p>
<p class="title">High-flying Karnataka were dealt a severe blow when in-form off-spinner K Gowtham was ruled out of the Ranji Trophy game against Uttar Pradesh in Hubballi from Dec 17-20 after being a diagnosed with a hairline fracture on his right foot toe.</p>.<p class="title">"The doctors have advised me two weeks rest," a disappointed Gowtham told DH. "Just when I was bowling great such a thing has occurred. But these things happen and it's not in our control. Will have to fight it out. I'm looking forward to recovering quickly and joining the team."</p>.<p class="title">With doctors advising two weeks rest, there's a strong possibility of Gowtham missing Karnataka's third Ranji Trophy game in Mysuru (Dec 25-28) against Himachal. An x-ray will be taken after 10 days which will determine his availability. </p>.<p class="title">Gowtham's absence is a big blow for Karnataka. The off-spinner helped Karnataka retain the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with a brilliant final over against Tamil Nadu. The tall offie then dished out a sensational all-round performance as Karnataka defeated Tamil in a last-over thriller in their Ranji Trophy lung-opener in Dindugal. Gowtham scored a counter-attacking 51 in Karnataka's first innings and then proceeded to bag 6/110 and 8/60 to single-handedly destroy Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p class="title">Meanwhile, seasoned pacer Abhimanyu Mithun returned to the squad after successfully recovering from a back spasm. Rohan Kadam replaces Mayank Agarwal, out on India duties, while all-rounder Pravin Dubey has been picked in place of Pavan Deshpande. </p>.<p class="ListBody"><span class="bold"><strong>Squad:</strong></span> Karun Nair (captain), Rohan Kadam, Devdutt Padikkal, D Nischal, R Samarth, Abhishek Reddy, Pravin Dubey, Shreyas Gopal (vice-captain), J Suchith, BR Sharath (wk), Sharath Srinivas (wk), Ronit More, David Mathias, V Koushik, Abhimanyu Mithun.</p>
